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s there any reason to do image processing in unmanaged code anymore? GDI+’s managed classes may just be good enough to give the unmanaged approach (mainly in unmanaged C++) a
ost of the time, when you add a Repeater, DataList or DataGrid control on the page, you hardcode their templates: you know the data you want to show, and to
The Parse static method of the Date type does a good job in parsing an input string and returning a Date instance. It recognizes and accepts the commonly used separators
Most document-based applications typically allow to open a document file in two ways: with the Open File menu command / toolbar button, or by dragging and dropping the file from
When you add a new record to a SQL Server table that has an identity column, you usually want to read back the auto-generated ID, for example to use it
The String type has an instance method, Split, that splits the instance string into an array of substrings. The problem with this method is that it can only use single
elieve it or not, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) from NASA is actually developing Java capabilities. The JPL is a division of NASA responsible for the robotic exploration of the
f you look through the help-wanted ads, chances are you won’t see many advertisements for SVG gurus?not yet. No one is making next generation animation with it, it’s not a
ML is a fundamentally simple idea?take bits of content and give them identifying tags?but it has far-reaching effects. In just a few short years, XML’s evolution has sparked an explosion
The ByteBuffer Class (from the java.nio package) helps you to write data in UDP by converting them to the respective bytes they generally occupy. This is especially helpful when trying
The following code: `ls -t ../../html/indexed | awk {‘print $9’}` Will return an array of files, eg: @files=`ls -t ../../html/indexed | awk {‘print $9’}`; @files is now an array containing
Many times, you’ll find you need to create a container for pointers to functions. The example below demonstrates the syntax for a vector of pointers to functions. For simplicity’s sake,
he great thing about technology is not so much the gadgets and the radical changes in the way that we interact with the world, but it’s that technology gives a
J2EE takes the hassle out of distributed programming, but there’s a catch. Although you no longer have to contend with such low-level issues as threading, synchronization, or persistence, you also
Use this code when you’re developing Web pages and you need to export Crystal Reports to PDF without creating their own files. The undocument FormatEngine property of ReportDocument class (you
This script reads specific lines of text from any text file and then stores the lines in an array that you can assign to a variable for data display.
SP.NET 2.0 introduces a new concept known as Master Pages, in which you create a common base master file that provides a consistent layout for multiple pages in your application.
ages in Web applications often share common UI components, such as headers, sidebars, and footers. Developers often seek to encapsulate these common components into a page template, which each page
art I of this two-part series exploring DTS tasks illustrated how to chain different types of tasks together to collect the information you need to process data contained in a
‘ Load an assembly identified by the path or the partial name’ Note: requires Imports System.Reflection’ ‘ Examples:’ 1) Dim asm As [Assembly] = LoadAssembly(“System.Web”)’ 2) Dim asm As [Assembly]
‘ Save the input DataTable to a CSV file. By default the values are Tab ‘ delimited, but you can use the second overload version to use any other ‘
‘ Finding all files with a given filespec into an ArrayList. Optionally scan ‘ also subdirectories of the input dir” Example:’ Dim files As New ArrayList’ FindFiles(files, “D:Articles”, “*.doc”, True)’
‘ Create a case-insensitive sorted list that combines the keys from two ‘ hashtables’ Example:’ Dim slist As SortedList = SortedListFromHashtables(hashTable1, hashTable2)Function SortedListFromHashtables(ByVal ht1 As Hashtable, _ ByVal ht2 As
‘ Import the data contained in a CSV file into a new DataTable. By default the ‘ values are Tab delimited, but you can use the second overload version to
I installed MSDE SP3 as per MS’s directions. However, running Enterprise Manager and trying to register the SQL Server instance into a group (this is on the same box that
Say you have an object with a property that uses a relatively large amount of resources?and you know the property may never be accessed. Consider waiting to create the property
To remove an element at a given position in a sorted array, shift all the elements above it down one position. void erase(int a[], int& n, int index) { //
urphy’s Law states that if something can go wrong, it will. It is comforting to know that you can guard against at least some calamities. In the case of IBM®
irect manipulation of bits that aren’t stored as bit-fields is an arduous and error-prone task. Fortunately, C++ has a set of bitwise operators for this purpose. These operators are widely
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